Brett making the most of the day under the rising full moon
Paddling alone on the Potomac gives one an amazing sense of freedom and oneness with the surroundings. It is a great opportunity to reconnect with nature and align one's senses. Just the thought of the perpetuality of rivers flow carving its way from the hills of the Shenandoah valley, from the feeder streams of the North River where I remember falling in love with the water and just learning to negotiate its intricacies with the edges of my kayak and the blades of my paddle.
The days are getting longer and lighter, the air and water are getting warmer and the Potomac has some good water in it. A few weeks ago center chute was in for almost a week, that was a nice surprise, a few days of wave, then a wavehole, then a great hole at 5.3ft. Days like these make sitting at work very very difficult. Its also days like this when I am so thankful to have such a resource as the Potomac so close to home and my office. I have been out paddling 5 of the last 7 days. After work and before work kayaking keep my sanity in this otherwise barren concrete covered wasteland.
Curt at Center Chute hole Photo: potomacpaddlers.comYesterday we had a crew out at the Overflow Chanel that was recently cleared of wood in the high water last month. Its been years since this has been cleared enough to run. Scott ran it this weekend and after watching him bang up his new boat and Geoff break a paddle I wasnt too psyched to get on it. Not to mention I was trying out a boat from Scott and was not at all fitting me right. The drop looks fun and runnable, I just want to wait for a bit more water to pad things out and get my boat dialed in.
Ian shreddin it at Center Chute Photo: potomacpaddlers.com
Great Falls around 5 feet
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